DIRECTIONS: Directions: Study Presidential Inaugurations: Some Precedents and Notable Events to learn some fascinating first facts about past U.S. presidential inaugurations. Use the information to answer the questions below.
- Who was the first president to be inaugurated on January 20?
- Who was the first president to be inaugurated at the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.?
- Who was the first president to take the Oath of Office in the White House?
- Who was the first president to ride in a car to and from his inaugural ceremony?
- Who was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast on television?
- Who was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast live on the Internet?
- Who was the first president to wear long pants for his swearing-in ceremony?
- Which president's inauguration is believed to have been the first one photographed?
- Who was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast on radio?
- Who was the first president to take the Oath of Office outdoors in Washington, D.C.?
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